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Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBONDALE ESD 95·NCES 170834000449
Carbondale Middle School
1150 E Grand Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901 · (618) 457-2174 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
335 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 157 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 150 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carbondale ESD 95. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
28.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
12.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carbondale Middle School
Carbondale Middle School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale Middle School this school | 457 | 73.3% | 21.4% |
| U S Grant Middle School Springfield | 498 | 72.1% | 15.1% |
| Washington Middle School Springfield | 516 | 79.8% | 8.3% |
| West Jr High School Belleville | 364 | 73.6% | 37.0% |
| Jefferson Middle School Springfield | 517 | 80.7% | 12.1% |
| Liberty Leadership Middle School Peoria | 350 | 64.3% | 28.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carbondale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #513 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #566 of 640 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #582 of 640 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #321 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #277 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #68 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #88 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #68 of 127 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
457
0 (0%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 457 | 35.3 | 13.0:1 | 73% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 71% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 35.3 | 12.7:1 | 48% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 34.3 | 12.4:1 | 37% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 52% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 68% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 26 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carbondale Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (427 to 457); teachers up 3% (34.3 to 35.3).
About Carbondale Middle School
Carbondale Middle School is one of the public schools in Carbondale, Illinois. It is a medium-sized middle school. It enrolled 457 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Carbondale ESD 95 is responsible for 4 schools, Carbondale Middle School included, with 1,648 students in all.
Carbondale Middle School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 48%. Other reported shares: 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 14% Black among all Jackson County residents. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carbondale Middle School and a ratio of 13.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 73% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Carbondale Middle School is D. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carbondale Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 21.4% actual against 29.2% predicted.
Among Jackson County residents, the median household income is $48,763, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carbondale Middle School is one of 32 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Lewis School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Carbondale Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (457) and 2024-25 (457).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Carbondale Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,064
Census ACS
Median income
$48,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbondale ESD 95
- Parrish Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Lewis SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in Carbondale
- Carbondale Comm High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Unity Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Parrish Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Lewis SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Giant City Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
Other Carbondale Middle schools
One other US public school is named Carbondale Middle. Carbondale Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Carbondale Middle SchoolCARBONDALE, CO · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis School0.2 mi · 325
- Carbondale Comm High School0.6 mi · 1,023
- Thomas Elementary School1.4 mi · 400
- Parrish Elementary School3.0 mi · 466
- Giant City Elementary School3.5 mi · 218
- Unity Point Elementary School3.8 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Carbondale Middle SchoolHow large is Carbondale Middle School?
Carbondale Middle School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carbondale Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carbondale Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carbondale Middle School have?
Carbondale Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Carbondale Middle School?
Student demographics at Carbondale Middle School are roughly 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 48% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Carbondale Middle School public or private?
Carbondale Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carbondale ESD 95.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.